The Old Manse, 12 New Road, Melbourn, Royston, Herts, SG8 6BX Guide Price £1.25m Freehold rah.co.uk 01223 800860 A STUNNING DETACHED PERIOD RESIDENCE EXTENDED AND SYMPATHETICALLY IMPROVED OFFERING SUBSTANTIAL AND WELL PLANNED ACCOMMODATION SET WITHIN BEAUTIFUL GARDENS AND GROUNDS SET BACK FROM THE ROAD WITHIN THIS HIGHLY SOUGHT- AFTER SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE VILLAGE

Porch • entrance hall • cloakroom • sitting room • family room • dining room • kitchen/breakfast/family room • utility room •cellar • 4 bedrooms • en suite and dressing room • family bathroom • study • driveway parking • double garage • gardens on all sides

THE PROPERTY The Old Manse enjoys a fine, non-estate position, set back and screened from the road within this thriving and highly sought-after village. The current owners have transformed the property with a programme of expansion and sympathetic refurbishment, yet taking great care to preserve many of its beautiful original features. The entrance portico with solid wood front door leads to a porch and reception hall with cloakroom WC beyond. The generous rear extension accommodates a lovely refitted kitchen/breakfast/family room with attractive cabinetry, Silestone work surfaces, a Range style cooker and a boot room just off. There are three dual aspect reception rooms including the sitting room with feature Victorian style fireplace with attractive tiled slips and drawing room with a wood burning stove. Off the hallway is a door providing access to the cellar. Upstairs there is a galleried landing, four double bedrooms, a study and a family bathroom. The master bedroom boasts a dressing room and a luxury en suite bathroom with both walk-in shower and bath. Outside, the property is set back from the road and screened by a combination of hedging and trees. A block paved driveway provides parking for four cars and leads to an open fronted double garage. There are gardens on all sides and have been professionally landscaped, laid to manicured lawns with well stocked flower and shrub borders and beds, raised planters for both flowers and vegetables. A generous paved terrace is perfect for al fresco dining and entertaining. There is a brick built garden store and a timber shed and all enjoys excellent levels of privacy and seclusion.

LOCATION Melbourn is an historic village with the Icknield Way running along its southern boundary, now bypassed, lying about 10 miles south of Cambridge and 3 miles north of Royston. The Parish Church of All Saints dates from the 13th century and the village is noted for its fine old cottages. Usual local facilities are readily available and the village has a wide range of local shops. Communications are excellent and Meldreth mainline station is close by which can provide a link to London Kings Cross in under one hour. Education facilities are good and there is the well known Melbourn Village College nearby.

KEY FEATURES • 4 double bedroom detached period house • Large kitchen/breakfast/family room • 3 reception rooms with feature fireplaces • Master bedroom • Dressing room and luxury en suite bathroom • Ample off-road parking • Double garage • Landscaped gardens and grounds on all sides TENURE Freehold

SERVICES All main services are connected.

STATUTORY AUTHORITIES South Cambridgeshire District Council

FIXTURES AND FITTINGS Unless specifically mentioned in these particulars all fixtures and fittings are expressly excluded from the sale of the freehold interest.

VIEWING Strictly by appointment through the vendor’s sole agents, Redmayne Arnold and Harris

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